Town of Webb Council-woman Kate Russell was invited to attend a community meeting in Lake Placid on Thursday, October 16, to participate in a forum hosted by NYS DEC Region 5 on bear problems experienced by residents in the past summer season.

The invitation was extended by Zoë Smith, director of Adirondack Program Wildlife Conservation Society, who addressed the Webb Board at its May 2010 meeting on ways to educate the public on curbing bear activity in and around the village. Continue reading →